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LABELING MACHINE.

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GEORGE F. GIPNER OF NEW YORK, N.

LABELING-MACHINE.

SIECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 630,342, dated August8, 1899.

Application filed January 3, 1893. Serial Ila-666,447. (No model.)

To all whom it may con ern: line d d of Fig. 17; Fig. 19, a front viewof Be it known that l', GEORGE F. GIPNER, of New York city, in thecounty and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Labeling-Machines; and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference beingbad to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,and to the reference-numerals marked thereon.

My present invention relates to labelingmachines particularly adaptedfor applying labels to bottles, and has for its objects to" provide onewhich is simple in construction,

capable of rapid action, and in which the labels are applied firmly andwith certainty to the bottles or similar articles; and to these andother ends it consists in the improved 2o mechanism hereinafterdescribed, the novel features being pointed out particularly in theclaims at the end of this specification.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a sideeleva= tion of a labeling-machineconstructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2, a plan view of thesame; Fig. 3, an end elevation; Fig. 4, a longitudinal sectional view onthe line a a of Fig. 2; Fig. 4, a section on the line ff of Fig. 4; Fig.5, an elevation showing the po- 0 sition of the label-carrier during theapplication of paste thereto; Fig. 6, a side elevation showin g theposition of the parts after the labels have been applied; Fig. 7, asectional view showing the paste-roller cooperating withthelabel-carrier; Fig. 8,across-sectional view showing the applicationof the label to the bottle; Fig. 9, a sectional view taken on the lineI) l) of Fig. 8; Fig. 10,a bottom plan View of the label-support,showing the adjusting 0 means; Figs. 11, 12, and 13, sectional viewsshowing thelabel-support and label-carrier cooperating therewith; Fig.14, a sectional viewon the line g gof Fig. 15; Fig. 15, a plan View ofthe same; Fig. 16, a sectional View on the line 0 cof Fig. 15; Fig. 17,aplan view, partly in section, of the label-holder for cooperating withthe auxiliary or neck-label-applying devices shown at the top of Fig.19;

Fig. 18, a vertical sectional view taken on the devices for applying twolabels to a bottle; Fig. 20, a sectional view taken on the line e e ofFig. 19. 1

Similar reference-numerals indicate similar parts.

1 indicates the bed-plate or main frame of the machine resting onsuitable legs 2 and having bearings on the upper portion thereof nearone end, in which is loosely journaled a transverse shaft 3, supportingsome of the operating parts of the machine, and also mounted upon theupper portion of the frame 1 is a supplemental frame 34, carryingpaste-applying devices, as will be hereinafter described.

At one end of the frame 1 is a bracket or frame 4, constituting a restfor the bottle or other article to which the label is to .be applied,said rest having an inclined face 5, arranged at an angle to thebase-frame and slightly tangential of the shaft 3, and an adjustablesupporting-foot 6, movable in the plane of the rest 5 and operatedvertically by means of a threaded sleeve 7 operating in the bracket 4and cooperating with a screw 8 on the foot, as shown particularly inFig. 4. Pivoted loosely upon the shaft 3 is an oscillatorylabel-carrying frame 9, preferably provided with a counterweight 10 atits lower end and connected by a pitman llwith a crank 12, mounted upona rotary shaft 13, journaled in bearings at the opposite end of theframe 1, said shaft having upon it a driving belt-pulley 14, betweenwhich and the shaft is arranged a suitable clutch, (indicated generallyby 15,) controlled by means of a treadle 16 through a link or rod 17;but as neither this clutch nor the particular construction thereof formsa part of my present invention it is unnecessary to describe itspecifically herein. Suffice it to say that by the manipulation of thetreadle the driving-shaft is connected or disconnected from thebelt-wheel 14 in a manner well understood by those skilled in the art.

Arranged upon the upper end of the frame 9 are label carrying andapplying or affixing devices adapted to pick up a label from a pile whenthe frame is moved in one direction by I label is engaged with thebottle.

the pitman 11 and when moved in the other direction to apply said labelto the bottle on the bottle-rest and cause it to firmly adhere thereto.The upper end of the frame 9 is bifurcated, and the two arms thus formedare adaptedto pass'on opposite sides of the bottle-rest and are eachprovided on one side with flat surfaces or shoes 18, preferably arrangedupon blocks 19, relatively adjustable toward and from each other bymeans of screws 20, arranged on the frame, as shown in Fig. 8, the labelto be applied to the bottle being attached by paste to the said shoes 18and extending across the space between, so as to contact with the bottleas the frame is moved beyond it. Also mounted upon the oscillatory frame9 arethe label-affixers for affixing the labels to the bottle,consisting in thepresentinstance of strips 21 of rubber or rubber clothor other flexible and preferably elastic material, secured to the innerends of arms 22, pivoted upon bolts 23 on the oscillatory frame andhaving the outerends curved somewhat, as at 24. I prefer to constructeach of the affixers, 21 of two rubber strips of different lengthsplaced one above the other, the shorter strips beneath, so that theshorter ones will first contact with the label and then the longer one,thereby making a more secure fastening. The portion of the affixersengaging the label might, if desired, consist of rubber rollers, but inany event are arranged when the arms are turned toward each other toproject over the face of the bottle and in close proximity to the label90, so that as they are forced relatively beyond the bottle they willfasten the label thereon, the ends of the latter sliding from the shoes18 and the afiixers firmly wiping and affixing said ends by the pasteadhering thereto as they are passed beyond the bottle, as shown indotted lines. in Fig. 8. The affixer-arms 22 are normally turned to theposition shown in full lines in Figs. 1, 2, and 4, away fromthe'surfaces 18 and in the plane of movement of the oscillatory frame,by means of springs 25 encircling the bolts 23 and engaging the arms andframe, respectively, as shown particularly in Fig. 9, and are onlyturned over the label carried by the shoes. 18 just before the For thepurpose of causing the affixers to move overthe label just before thelabel engages the bottle and to hold them in engagement I mount looselyupon the outer ends of the shaft 3 arms 26, having the downwardextensions con,- nected. by springs 27 with the main frame 1, saidspringsoperatin g tohold the arms against stops 28, so as to maintainthe upper ends on opposite sides of the bottle-support, as shown inFig. 1. The upper ends of these arms 26 are, preferably provided withrollers 29, with which the curved outer ends 24 of the affixerscooperate, so that as the oscillatory frame 9 moves over the bottle thearms 22 will be moved to the position shown in Fig. 8, and thefurther'movement of the frame 9beyond the bottle will maintain theaffixers in engagement with the labeland bottle, the arms 26 being movedby the frame against the tension of the springs 27 and maintaining theaflixers toward each other until the bottlesupport is passed and theframe has oscillated in the opposite direction to allow the arms 26 toengage the stops 28, when the springs 25 on the affixer-arms will causethe affixers to assume the position shown in Fig. 1, leaving the shoes18 unobstructed. When theframe 9 moves in a direction away from thebottle, the shoes 18 are supplied with paste after the affixers havebeen opened and during the first portion of their movement, and

. the continued movement of the frame to the rear causes said shoes 18to come in contact with the rear side of the next label that is to beapplied to the bottle, causing the adherence of the label to, said shoesto enable it to be carried over the bottle as the frame moves in theopposite direction again and to be applied in the manner described.

The devices for applying paste to the shoes 18 of the label-carrierconsist in the present instance of wheels or rollers 30, arranged on ashaft 31, loosely mounted in bearing 131, backed by springs 132 andsliding in the slotted ends of a bifurcated oscillatory frame 32,rigidly connected to a shaft 33, mounted at the upper end of the frame34, said shaft 33 being arrangedto be oscillated from a cam 35, arrangedon the shaft 13, by suitable connections, such as a pivoted lever 36 andpitman 37 and an arm 38, the latter being attached to one end of theshaft 33, as shown in Fig. 1. The shaft31 is provided with acentrally-arranged gear-Wheel 39, arranged when the frame 32 is swungtoward the rear of the machine to mesh with a corresponding gear 40-,centrally arranged on a shaft 41, carrying paste-transfer rollers 42,revolving in contact with the paste-rollers 43,arranged in a trough-'receptacle 44 on the frame 34, containing paste, gum, or any suitableadhesive. The rollers 43 are rotated by a belt 45, extending around apulley on the shaft46 thereon and also arou nd a suitable pulley on themainshaft 13, and the paste-rollers 42 are constantly rotated by gears47, Figs. 1 and 2, between the shafts 4-1 and 46.

For the purpose of positively and accurately gaging the quantity ofpaste applied to the paste-rollers I provide a scraper or doctor 48,cooperating with the rollers 43 and having screws 48 passing looselythrough ears 49 on the sides of the receptacle and engaged by thethumb-nuts 50 arranged between said ears, as in Fig. 4". Thisarrangement'for accurate adjustment-is very desirable, as the paper ofwhich labels. are composed varies greatly, and to properly and cleanlyaffix themrequires anice adjustment of the quantity of paste applied.

The paste-rollers 30, it will be noted, move in an arc intersecting thatthrough which the shoes 18 pass, and the movement of the frame 32 is sotimed relative to the movement of the carrier-frame 9 that as thelast-mentioned frame moves to the right, Fig. 4, the rollers 30 will bebrought in contact with the shoes 18, as shown in Figs. 5 and 7, and thepaste thereon will be transferred to the shoes 18, over which latterthey roll from the bottom upward, and as soon as the shoes have beencovered the frame 32 will be moved by the cam back to the position shownin Figs. 1, 2, 4, and 6, with the gears 39 and 40 in contact, therebyapplying to the rollers 30 a fresh quantity of paste to be supplied tothe shoes at the next operation.

The labels may be applied to the shoes of the label'carrier by anysuitable devices; but I prefer to have the carrier pick them up one at atime from a pile (indicated by arranged upon a suitable label-holder 51,pivoted at 52 upon an arm orframe 53, which latter is pivoted upon theshaft 3, on which the oscillating frame 9 operates, the outer end ofsaid frame 53 being supported by a spring, such as 54, permitting thelabel-support to yield slightly, thus allowing for any variation inheight of the pile of labels and insuring a strong adhesion between thetop label and the pasted shoes 18.

While any form of label-holder might be employed which would positionthe labels properly with relation to the carrier and cause the liftingof the top one, I prefer to provide mechanism for insuring the properlifting and separation of the top one only, and to this end pivot saidholder 51, as shown, and provide a spring 55 beneath the end thereof,which normally tilts it upwardly, as shown in Figs. 4 and 11, wherebythe face of the top label of the pile will be maintained at a slightangle relative to the pasted shoes on the carrier, so

that, the parts being in the position shown in Figs. 4 and 1l,when thecarrier is moved downward upon the pile the outer ends of the shoesengage the outer end of the label first, and

as the carrier continues its downward movement the holder is tiltedagainst the spring 55 to the position shown in Fig. 12 until the wholeface of the label is brought in contact with the shoes 18 on thecarrier, this operation moving the top label downward, backward, ortoward the shaft 3, as shown in Fig. 12, for the purpose of looseningsaid label from the pile in substantially the same manner that a personwould separate superposed sheets of paper by moistening his finger anddrawing the top sheet backward from the end of the pile. again, as shownin Fig. 13, the lower end of the label will be lifted from the pilefirst by reason of the tendency of the spring 55 to tilt the holder,this operation allowing air to enter beneath said end, so that thenextsucceeding label will not be lifted by air-pressure. This engagementof the outer end of the tilted pile of labels also prevents the paste onthe carrier from being scraped off on the edge of the pile of labels,which would cause \Vhen the carrier moves upward the pile to adhere andwould interfere with the proper operation. The holder is provided withserrated steadying-pins 58, preferably threaded, as shown, the lowerpair, however, being sufficiently small to permit the backward movementof the top label, as shown in Fig. 12, without materially damaging it,the slight indentations formed by this movement not being particularlynoticeable when the label is applied to the bottle. The centeringpins 58at the end of the holder are preferably stationary, while the side pinsare connected to movable blocks 59, sliding in suitable ways in theholder and adjusted by a right and left screw 60, having acentrally-arranged operating or thumb portion 61, as shown particularlyin Fig. 10. The pins at the lower end of the holder are also mountedupon an adjustable block 62, adapted to be moved by an adjusting-screw63, these adjustments permitting the device to be used for labels ofvarious sizes.

The operation of the machine as a whole will now be understood.

A pile of labels having been placed in the label-holder face downwardand the holder, label-carrier, and bottle-support having been adjustedto properly cooperate and power having been applied to the belt-pulley14, the operator starts the machine by a pressure upon the treadle 16,causing the shaft 13 to rotate in the direction of the arrow in Figs. 1and 4. This operation causes the label-carrier frame 9 to move overtoward the bottlerest and then to move back and down upon the pile oflabels, this causing the tilting of the label-holder on its pivot andcarrying the label-holder support downward against the tension of itsspring, and when the crank 12 passes across the center the carrier willbe moved back, and if paste has been applied to the shoes 18 by therollers 30 the shoes will pick up and carry the top label and apply itto the bottle, causing it to adhere by the paste taken from the shoes,the aftixers securing it firmly thereon. The affiXers are moved over thelabel by the rollers 29 on the arms 26, and the latter are moved downagainst the tension of their springs, as previously described. After theaifixers have passed beyond the bottle to the position in dotted linesin Fig. 8 the operator removes the bottle from the rest and the carriermoves back toward the labelholder; but before the engaging portion ofthe carrier reaches the labels the depressed portion of the cam 35 comesopposite the end of the lever 36, causing the pasting-rollers 30 to movefrom the rollers 42, with which they have been in contact, into the pathof the shoes 18 on the carrier-frame and roll over the latter, thusapplying an even coating of paste to them, but not interfering with thedownward movement, so that the shoes will engage with the top label ofthe pile and carry it over and apply it to another bottle which theoperator has in the meantime placed upon the bottle-rest. As soon as thepaste-rollers 30 another in the usual provide the oscillating frame 9with addi 4 r seam have applied paste to the shoes the higher portion ofthe cam 35 will cause them to return into contact with the rollers 42and out of the path of the carrierin its movement toward thebottle-support. The quantity of paste applied to the labels by the shoesis quite sufiicient to cause the label to adhere firmly to the bottlewhen applied andaifixed thereon.

From this construction it will be seen that the movable parts operatefrom a single center-e. e., the shaft 3and in concentric arcs, so thatthe construction is materially simplified, there is no opportunity forthe parts to get out of adjustment, and I am enabled to dispense withcams or separate parts whose operation would have to be relativelytimed. This arrangement I regard as one of the-principal points of themachine, as the parts with which the carrier cooperates at its extremesof movement are spring-supported, the liability of shock which mightcause breakage is reduced, and the elastic pressure between the pile oflabels and the carrier and also between the affixers, theirlabel-carrying devices, and the bottleitself is provided. The shoes onthe label-carrier may be adjusted back and forth by the screws 20 toaccommodate labels and bottles of difierent widths.

In case it is desired to apply two labels to the bottle-one to the neck,we will say, and position on the body-I tional label-carrying shoes 18as shown in Figs. 19 and 20, above the main label-carrying surfaces andarrange over tional affixer-arms 22 similar to the arms 22, operatedupon by springs 25 and having their outer curved ends 24 arranged tocooperate with rollers 70 on extensions 71 of the operating-arms 26,said extensions in this instance being provided with rollers 29 inaddition to the rollers 29, which actuate directly the arms 22, carryingsaid additional rollers29 and retain the arms 24:, as particularly shownin Fig. 20'. This arrangement, in which the extensions of the afiixerspass between two projections or rollers on the arms and are positivelyoperated in opposite directions, is

in some instances employed on the form of. machineshown in Figs. 1 and8, as it insures the opening of the aflixers and positively removes thebottle from the rest after the label has been applied, therebypreventing anyinterference with the'operation of the machine if throughnegligenceon the partof the operator the bottle has not been removed intime;

Thesmall neck-labels applied by'the devices just described are arrangedin a tilting label-holder 72, pivoted at 73 on the support, and" areprovided with centering or steadying pins 74 and 75, the latterpreferably adj us'table and the-inner end of said holder being helddownward by'a spring 76, so that sub:-

stantially the same angular cooperation of them addithe main aflixers,serving to guide the pile of labels and the shoes 18 is accom plished asheretofore described. This construction of the auxiliary holder isparticularly shown in Figs. 17 and 18, and it is supported on theextreme end of the frame 53 beyond the main label-holder.

In some instances it is desirable to apply labels which are smaller thanthe diameter of the bottle, and in order that this may be accomplishedthe paste-label-carrying shoes must be separated when or as they passthe bottle, but preferably not by engagement with the bottle. Theseshoes (indicated by 18 Figs. 14 to 16) are mounted upon brackets 80,pivoted at 81 on the frame 9 and adjustable on said brackets toward andfrom the center line of the bottle by means of adj Listing-screws 82, asshown in Fig. 16. The

brackets 80 are further provided with arms 83', extending downward andinward beneath the bottle-support, and the extreme ends of said arms areprovided with rollers 84 and are connected by the spring 85. This springserves to keep the shoes together during the movement of thelabel-carrier to receive the paste and while picking up the'label; butthe rollers 84 are arranged tocooperate with camsurfaces 86, arrangedbeneath the bottle-rest,

so that as soon as the label is brought-in contact with the surface ofthe bottle the camsu-rfaces 86 will cause the separation of thelabel-shoes, and the affixers immediately engaging said label the latterwill be applied to the bottle in the manner previously described, thecams 86 holding the brackets 80 separated until the label-carrier movesaway from the bottle-s11 pport. I have shown these separablelabel-carrying shoes adapted for circular or oval labels; but it will beunderstood that small rectangular or other shaped labels could beappliedby the same means if desired.

The affixers in this device are operated by rollers or projections 29 onthe arms 26 or by a pair of projections in the same manner that theother forms of aifixers are operated.

An adjustable gage-4r is appliedto the side of the bottle rest 4,consisting in the present instance of a slotted spring-armlongitudinally adjustable to enable the operator to place each label inthe same relative position on the bottle.

Various modifications of the details herein shown will readily occur tothose skilled in the art, and I do not, therefore, Wish to be confinedto this form; but I have found that this machine is well adapted for thepurpose intended and that the labels may be applied to bottles about asfast as theoperator can conveniently place them inposition on thesupport-and remove them, using both hands for the'purpose.

I claim as my invention 1. 'lhe'combination with a pivoted oscillatorylabel-carrier having shoes thereon, of a label-holder pivoted betweenits ends on a center parallel with that on which the carrier moves, andmeans for yieldingly maintaining the holder tilted and with the endfarthest removed from the center of motion of the carrier elevated.

2. The combination with the bottle-rest, the bifurcated label-carrierpivoted to oscillate on a fixed center and having the shoes adapted toextend on opposite sides of a bottle on the rest, of a label-holderpivoted between its ends on a center parallel with that of the carrier,and means for yieldingly maintaining the holder tilted with the endfarthest removed from the center of motion of the carrier elevated.

3. The combination with the bottle-rest, the label-carrier pi voted tooscillate on a fixed center and having the shoes thereon, of a yieldingsupport, a label-holder pivoted on the support between its ends on acenter parallel with that of the carrier, and means for yieldinglymaintaining the holder tilted with the end farthest removed from thecenter of motion of the carrier elevated.

4. In a labeling-machine, the combination of a pivoted labeleholderpivoted between its ends, a relatively movable label-carrier havingshoes adapted to engage the surface of a label on the holder, and meansfor normally maintaining the holder withits surface tilted at an angleto the shoes on the carrier.

5. In a labeling-machine, the combination with a pivoted label-holder,and a yielding support therefor, of a movable label-carrier having shoesadapted to engage the surface of a label on the holder, and means fornormally maintaining the holder with its surface tilted at an angle tothe shoes on the carrier. 6. In a labeling-machine, the combination witha pivoted-and yielding frame, and a label-holder pivoted on said frame,of a pivoted label-carrier having shoes adapted to engage a label on theholder, and means for yieldingly maintaining the label-holder with itssurface out of parallelism with the shoes on the carrier.

7. In a labeling-machine, the combination with the label-carrier havingthe shoes, and the label-holder support having the spring, said carrierand support being pivoted on coincident centers, of the label-holderpivoted on the support, means for maintaining the holder tilted with itssurface out of parallelism with the shoes on the carrier when the latterfirst cooperates with the label-holder.

8. In a labeling-machine, the combination with the yielding label-holdersupport, the label-holder pivoted thereon, and the spring for tiltingit, of the movable label-carrier having the shoes cooperating withlabels on the holder, the aflixers on the carrier, and means foroperating said affixers, and a bottle-rest.

9. In a labeling-machine, the combination with the label-holder support,having the label-holder thereon, of the oscillatory labelcarrier havingthe aftixers, and the shoes for cooperating with labels on the holder,said holder-support and carrier being pivoted on the same center, thebottle-rest, and means for operating the affixers.

10. In alabeling-machine, the combination with the label-holder support,having the label-holder thereon, the oscillatory label-carrier havingthe affixers and the shoes for 00- operating with the labels on theholder, said holder-support and carrier being pivoted on the samecenter, of devices for applying paste to the shoes, a bottle-rest, andmeans for operating the affixers, substantially as described.

11. In a labeling-machine, the combination with the yieldinglabel-holder support, having the label-holder thereon, the oscillatorylabel-carrier having the pivoted affixers and the shoes for cooperatingwith the labels on the holder, and the yielding arms for operating withthe affixers, said arms, carrier and label-holder support being pivotedon the same center, of a stationary bottle-rest, and means for applyingpaste to the shoes when the oscillatory carrier moves in one direction,substantially as described.

12. In a labeling-machine, the combination with the bottle-rest, of anoscillatory labelcarrier having shoes adapted to pass on opposite sidesof the bottle, and the aflixers on said carrier for cooperating with thelabel, substantially as described.

13. In a labeling-machine, the combination with the bottle-rest, of anoscillatory labelcarrier, having the shoes adapted to pass on oppositesides of the bottle,the aflixers pivoted on the carrier, and means foroperating the affixers over and away from the shoes, sub- .stantially asdescribed.

14:. In a labeling-machine, the combination with the bottle-rest, of anoscillatory labelcarrier having the shoes adapted to pass on oppositesides of the bottle, spring-operated affixers pivoted on the carrier andpivoted yielding arms with which the affixers cooperate to cause theirmovement over the bottle.

15. In a labeling-machine, the combination with the bottle-rest, of anoscillatory labelcarrier having the shoes adapted to pass on oppositesides of the bottle, spring-operated aflixers pivoted on the carrier,having the curved arms, and the yielding arms, each having twoprojections with which the affixerarms engage.

16. In a labeling-machine, the combination with the pivoted oscillatorylabel-carrier having the shoes and the movable affixers thereon, of apasting device cooperating with the shoes and movable in an arcintersecting that in which the shoes move.

17. In a labeling-machine, the combination with the label-carrier,having the shoes and the movable affixers thereon and movable in the arcof a circle, of a paste-applying roller mounted on a pivoted frame andmovable in an arc intersecting that in which the shoes operate.

18. In a labeling-machine, the combination with the movablelabel-carrier having the IIS shoes and the movable affixers thereon, ofthe paste-receptacle, the'roller therein, the oscillating frame havingthe paste-roller thereon arranged to cooperate with the paste-rollerWhen moved in one direction and to cooperate with the shoes when movedin the other direction.

- carrier-frame, having the label-shoes thereon,

19. In a labeling-machine, the combination with the bottle-rest, thepivoted label-carrier having the shoes and affixers thereon, theyielding label-holder support, the yielding arms for cooperating withand actuating the ailixers, said carrier-support and arms being movableon the same center, an oscillatory frame and a pasting device thereon,said pasting device being movable in an arc to interof thelabel-aftixers pivoted at the sides of said frame, springs for removingsaid affixers from above the shoes, and means for turning the affixersover the shoes.

23. The combination with the bottle-rest,

Y of the oscillatory frame having two pairs of label-carrying shoesthereon, two pairs of spring-operated aflixers cooperating with theshoes, and yielding arms with which the affixers cooperate.

' '24. The combination with a bottle-rest, of an oscillatory framehaving separable labelcarrying shoes thereon, pivoted affixers alsomounted on said frame and extending over the shoes, means for operatingthe aflixers on their pivots and relatively stationary cam-s n rfacesfor separating thecarrying-shoes.

' 25. The combination with a bottle-rest, of

a bifurcated frame having laterally-movable label-supporting shoesthereon said rest and frame being relatively movable and cam-surfacesconnected to the rest and cooperating with the shoes for causing theirpositive separation when passing the bottle-rest.

26. The combination with the bottlerest, and the cam-surfaces beneathit, of the oscillatory bifurcated frame, the spring-operated bracketspivoted thereon, having the arms or extensions for cooperating with thecam-surfaces on the rest and the label-shoes on the brackets.

2,7. The combination with the bottle-rest, of

the-bifurcated oscillating label-carrier having the shoes arrangedbetween the rest and label-holder, the rotary shaft having the crank,and the pitman connected to the oscillatory frame. 7 a I 29. In alabeling-machine, a label-affixing device for applying a pasted label toa bottle, consisting of two flexible strips separated by a space andadapted to engage the label in succession. v 30. In a labeling-machine,a label-aflixing device for applyinga pasted label to a bottle,consisting of two flexible strips adapted to engage the label insuccession, said strips being of different lengths and separated by aspace, the shorter strip being arranged to engage the label first.

31. In a labeling-machine, the combination with the label-carrier,having the shoes, of the label-'affixers movable thereon and arranged toproject over the carrying-shoes, said aliixers each consisting of a pairof flexible strips of difierent lengths, the members of eachpair beingseparated by a space and adapted to engage the label'in succession whenapplied to the bottle.

32. The combination with the stationary bottle-rest, and the label-gagethereon arranged to cooperate with a bottle and adjustable verticallythereof to enable the label to be properly positioned, of label-applyingdevices arranged to apply a label to the bottle while on the rest,substantially as described.

33. The combination with a pivoted oscillatory label-carrier having theshoes thereon, of a label-holder pivoted on a center parallel with thaton which the carrier moves, and

' means for yieldingly maintaining the holder tilted and with one endelevated, the ends of said carrier-shoes extending substantially evenwith the elevated ends of the labels on v the carrier.

34. The combination with a pivoted oscillatory label-carrier having theshoes thereon, of a label-holder pivoted on a center parallel with thaton which the carrier moves, and

having label-guides thereon, said carriershoes being adapted to extendbelow the top of the label-guides on the holder when cooper ating with alabel thereon and their ends extending substantially even with theelevated ends of the labels, and means for yieldingly maintaining theholder with one end elevated.

GEORGE F. GIPNER.

Witnesses:

F. F. CHURCH, G. A. Emma.

